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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $89
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 740 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 740 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 113 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 740.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 740
- Up to 47% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $249.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 970 - $3.52 vs $5.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 64 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 25% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 740 - 89 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 - 4 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
FPS
71
79%
Value, $/FPS
$3.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 740
Desktop • May 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
7.944 GPixel/s
12%
Texel Fillrate
31.78 GTexel/s
25%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| May 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 700 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $89 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 993 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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